Jiří Všetečka (1937 - 2016) - Les Vivants orig. b/w author's photo, 28 x 39.5 cm, on the back signature/author's stamp/stamp from the exhibition in Romania, unframed. Jiří Všetečka was a prominent figure in Czech photography. In 1958 he began to take an intense interest in photography. Autumn 1962, during the Caribbean Crisis, saw him serving with a tank regiment in Žatec. He became a candidate of the Union of Czech Fine Artists in 1964 and a member in 1968. In the years 1968 and 1969 he photographed and participated in demonstrations in Prague against the August invasion of Warsaw Pact armies; he attended Jan Palach’s funeral. In 1977 he was appointed Docent of Photography at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). In 1989 he photographed and took part in the demonstrations in Prague. In the years 2000 and 2001 he presided over the Union of Czech Photographers.